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During the year the names of 241 firms were added to the Factory Register
and 33 removed for various reasons.
In the case of Workshops, the names of 694 firms were added and 391
removed.
With respect to Workplaces (including Kitchens of Restaurants and Tea
Shops, &c., &c.), 138 names were added and 47 were removed.
The total number of Workrooms in Factories, Workshops, and Workplaces
inspected during the year was (including stable yards) 5,379 as against 3,443
last year. Public Conveniences at Railway Stations, &c., &c., inspected by
the District Inspectors and Women Inspectors are not included in these
figures.
The inspections of the Women Inspectors are included, although some of
the inspections would be in duplicate, it being the custom for the Women
Inspectors to precede the Workshop Inspectors where women are employed in
addition to men, but the details of their work appear under a separate heading
on page 85.
In the Memorandum issued by the Local Government Board dated
November, 1906, Medical Officers of Health are reminded of their duties in
the compilation of their Annual Reports. The following are quotations as
affecting the Factory and Workshop inspection:—
i. "The Medical Officer of Health is required to report on the
"administration of the Factory and Workshop Act, 1901, in Workshops
"and Workplaces only in so far as this administration is in the hands
"of the Borough Council (i.e., the City of London) and is concerned
"with matters in his Department."